Liberia: LPRA Commends Legislature On Offshore Contract Ratification/in /by
[Liberian Observer] The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA) commends the Liberian Legislature for ratifying the petroleum contracts for LB-06, LB-11, LB-17, and LB-29 with TotalEnergies EP Liberia, and LB-15, LB-16, LB-22, and LB-24 with Oranto Petroleum Liberia Limited.
Liberia: Konneh Says Senate ‘Squandered Opportunity’ By Approving Oranto Petroleum Deal/in /by
[Liberian Investigator] Gbarpolu County Senator Amara M. Konneh has sharply criticized the Liberian Senate for ratifying the Production Sharing Contract with OrantoPetroleum, arguing that the decision aligns the Legislature with the Executive in what he described as a squandering of a rare opportunity to enforce higher standards in Liberia's petroleum sector.
Liberia: When Liberia Lowers the Bar, Its Petroleum Future Pays the Price/in /by
[Liberian Investigator] Liberia's petroleum sector has long been framed as a frontier of possibility, a domain where disciplined governance, credible partners, and firm adherence to law could finally break the country's extractive curse. Last week, that promise was diminished.
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery’s PMs Supply Will Reduce Petrol Price, Says IPMAN/in /by
[Vanguard] The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has called on all its members nationwide to patronise the Dangote Refinery in their purchase of PMS products, noting that the refinery already offers the best affordable price for all marketers, even as free delivery commences in January 2026.
Nigeria: New NMDPRA, NUPRC Chiefs Appear Before Senate, Pledge Protection for Local Refineries/in /by
[Premium Times] The new heads of the agencies were appointed by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, following the resignation of their predecessors on the same day.
Nigeria: Senate Screens Tinubu’s Oil Regulators, Nominees Promise Digitisation, Gas Discipline, Investor Confidence/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- The joint Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream, Downstream and Gas) Thursday subjected President Bola Tinubu's nominees for the leadership of Nigeria's oil and gas regulatory agencies to a rigorous screening.
Nigeria: Tinubu Writes Senate, Requests Confirmation of New Heads of NUPRC, NMDPRA/in /by
[Premium Times] The new heads of the agencies were appointed following the resignation of their predecessors on Wednesday.
Nigeria: Delta Oil Communities Slam Trust Leaders, Allege Internal PIA Sabotage/in /by
[Leadership] Concerned members of the Uherevie Host Communities Development Trust have accused the Trust's Board of Trustees (BoT), Executive Management and Management Committee of sabotaging the very mandate of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), declaring that the law did not fail the people--those entrusted to implement it did.
Nigeria: Dangote’s Allegations – Ahmed’s Resignation Not Enough, EFCC, ICPC Must Act – Frank/in /by
[Leadership] Political activist and international affairs leader, Comrade Timi Frank, has welcomed the resignation of Engr. Farouk Ahmed as Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) but insisted that stepping aside should not bring closure to the allegations against him.
Nigeria: Senate Panel Screens Tinubu’s Nominees for NUPRC, NMDPRA Headship/in /by
[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu's drive to reform Nigeria's oil and gas governance gained fresh momentum on Thursday as the Senate commenced the screening of nominees for the leadership of the country's key petroleum regulatory agencies.